In 1995, I was 27, and I completely got caught up in Blur and Oasis and the fashion of the time. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
I am the oldest of three girls and the only one not named after one of my father’s ex-girlfriends. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
For me, the optimum circumstances for writing a book are those of stultifying routine. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
I must always, always have a box of Extra chewing gum in my bag because I have developed a terrible cheek-chewing compulsion. It’s not only uncomfortable, but I look really weird when I’m doing it, and chewing gum is the only way I can stop myself. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Publishers have published women’s fiction into a corner, and now we are all trying to punch our way out of it. We just have to write the best books we possibly can and hope that, once the pink covers and Bridget Jones have faded from memory, we might finally be allowed just to be called writers. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
